Holster for elongated articles

Abstract

A holster comprises an elongated flexible fabric tube woven from fusible yarns. A first part of the tube has a passage for receiving a waist belt. A second part of the tube extends from the first part transverse to the direction of the waist belt-receiving passage, and an opening in the second part enables the second part to serve as a pocket for receiving and holding an elongated article. The waist belt-receiving passage can be formed by opposed elongated openings in the wall of the tube. Alternatively, the waist belt-receiving passage can be formed by bending the tube to form a loop. In the latter case, a portion the tube extends from the loop, through an opening, into the interior of tube and then outward from an open end of the first part. Here, the outwardly extending portion of tube is the second part, and serves as the pocket.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A holster comprising an elongated tube of fabric having a flexible wall, a first part of the elongated tube providing a passage through which a waist belt can extend in a first direction, a second part of the elongated tube extending from said first part in a second direction transverse to said first direction, and a first opening in said second part providing a passage leading from the exterior of the tube to the interior thereof, said first opening enabling said second part of the tube to serve as a pocket for receiving and holding an elongated article, wherein:
 said first part of the elongated tube has an open end and a second opening spaced from said open end, said second opening providing a passage leading from the exterior of the tube to the interior thereof; 
 said first part of the elongated tube includes a bent Portion of said tube; 
 a loop, forming said passage through which a waist belt can extend, is constituted in part by said bent portion and extends from a location adjacent said second opening; 
 the tube extends from said loop into said second opening, through the portion of the tube extending from said second opening to said open end, and outward from said open end; and 
 said second part of the elongated tube is the portion of the tube extending outward from said open end. 
 
     
     
       2. A holster according to  claim 1 , wherein said fabric is a woven material composed of fusible yarns. 
     
     
       3. A holster according to  claim 1 , wherein said fabric is a fabric woven from yarns from the group consisting of nylon and polyester yarns. 
     
     
       4. A holster according to  claim 1 , wherein said fabric is a woven material composed of fusible yarns, and wherein the yarns at the margins of said first and second openings are fused to one another. 
     
     
       5. A holster according to  claim 1 , wherein said fabric is a fabric woven from yarns from the group consisting of nylon and polyester yarns, and wherein the yarns at the margins of said first and second openings are fused to one another. 
     
     
       6. A holster comprising an elongated tube of fabric having a flexible wall, a first part of said tube being in the form of a loop having a passage though which a waist belt can extend in a first direction, a second part of said tube extending from said first part in a second direction transverse to said first direction, and a first opening in the wall of the tube in said second part providing a passage leading from the exterior of said tube to the interior thereof, said first opening enabling said second part of the tube to serve as a pocket for receiving and holding an elongated article, said first part of the elongated tube having an open end and a second opening in the wall of said tube spaced from said open end, said second opening providing a passage leading from the exterior of the tube to the interior thereof;
 wherein said first part of the elongated tube includes a bent portion of said tube; 
 wherein said loop includes, and is formed in part by, said bent portion, and extends from a location adjacent said second opening; 
 wherein the tube extends from said loop into said second opening, through the portion of the tube extending from said second opening to said open end, and outward from said open end; 
 wherein said second part of the elongated tube is the portion of the tube extending outward from said open end; and 
 wherein said first opening in the wall of the tube in said second part is external to said portion of the tube extending from said second opening to said open end.